Founded in Kensington, but Bendicks is off to Germany

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The production of Bendicks Bittermints is to be shifted from Winchester to Germany, according to plans announced by their owner.

Storck, which also makes Werther’s Originals, is consulting 140 staff in Hampshire. Bendicks, which has a Royal Warrant dating from 1962, was founded in Kensington in 1931 by Oscar Benson and Colonel Bertie Dickson, who started a confectionery business in West London.

The Unite union, seized on the possible closure to criticise Britain’s labour laws. The regional officer Ian Woodland said: “Bendicks are famously British. The skilled workforce who have spent years manufacturing highquality confectionery now face an uncertain future.